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Northwestern, Nebraska to Open 2022 Season in Ireland

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Northwestern and Nebraska will kick off the 2022 college football season at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.

The Big Ten matchup will be held on Aug. 27, 2022.

"With our vaccination rollout advancing at pace, we are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel, and we can begin to look forward with optimism to welcoming visitors safely back to our shores," Irish prime minister Micheál Martin said in a statement. "When we do, we will have a very special welcome ready for the teams and their supporters when they visit us for the Aer Lingus College Football Classic.